The 1950s saw Lata become the favorite singer of composers like Shankar Jaikishan, Sachin Dev Burman, C. Ramchandra, Madan Mohan, Hemant Kumar and Salil Chowdhury amongst others. Composer S D Burman, lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi and Lata created many hits together including Tum na jaane kis jahaan mein kho gaye (Sazaa, 1951) and Phaili hui hain sapnon ki baahein (House No. 44). Lata and composer Hemant Kumar came up with a mega major hit that shook the music world. The movie was 'Nagin' and the 'been' tu ...

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Lata's playback songs for Madhubala - Mohe panghat and Jab pyaar kiya to darna kya from the movie Mughal-e-Azam (1960) -- became huge hits. The songs were penned by Shakil Badayuni and composed by Naushad. While recording Mohe panghat, Naushad told Lata "I've created this song only for you. Nobody else can render this song." In 1962, Lata sang the non-film patriotic song Aye mere watan ke logon at a function. The composer was C. Ramchandra and the lyricist was poet Pradeep. The ...

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Lata's mastery over pitch and scale is considered amazing. Bade Ghulam Ali Khan once said about Lata that "she never sings off-key." Lyricist Majrooh Sultanpuri said about her "It isn't as though she always got great lines to sing. It's the magic of her voice that elevates the lyrics." Lata has displayed great versatility in her singing. An example of her upbeat, playful numbers is Ae Phansa from Bobby. Examples of her sad songs are Aankhiyon Ko Rehne De of the same movie or Mohabbat Ki Jhuthi of Mughal-e-Azam. However she has done some great runs too, such as in See also:

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More than her magical voice, it was Lata's humility that made her a favorite singer of all the composers, lyricists, actors and producers in Bollywood. Lata owns a flat in London. She and her sister Asha Bhosle can be often found vacationing in London. Lata has received four Filmfare Awards, the Platinum Disc of EMI London and many other awards. Noor Jehan, whom Lata used to imitate in her early years as a singer, once said "people say Lataji considers me as a phenomenon. I would say that's her humility. Lataji is Lat ...

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By 1990, many of Lata's fans saw her as a living legend. She was the idol of many Indian girls, who were inspired to become singers themselves. In 1990, Lata launched her own production house. Her first (and the only) movie as a producer -- Lekin -- flopped, but the music (composed by her brother, Hridaynath) was well-appreciated. The haunting "Yaara seeli seeli", written by Gulzar, is considered to be one o ...

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In her 40s, Lata was still the first choice of composers to sing for damsels in their 20s. 1971 saw release of much delayed movie Pakeezah, starring Meena Kumari. The film had music by Ghulam Mohammed. The Kaifi Azmi song Chalte Chalte, rendered by Lata, became an overnight superhit. Other songs such as Inhi logon ne le lina dupatta mera and Chalo dildar chalo (duet with Rafi) also became popular. Lata also recorded many songs in the last films of S D Burman. Dev Anand's direcoral debut, Prem Puja ...

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Lata Mangeshkar's first cinematic song was for the film Kiti Hasaal (1942), produced by Vasant Joglekar. However, her father disliked the idea of any of his daughters singing for movies and so the song was dropped from the film. Her talent impressed Vasant Joklegar enormously. He later commented "She is an introvert and that's why she reveals her pride in her singing." Lata's father died while she was 13 of heart disease in 1942. Lata didn't like acting very much, but the death of her father and financial need forced her to pla ...

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In 1980s, Lata voluntarily cut down on her singing to allow new younger talent to come up. In 1982, Lata once again worked with Khayyam for the movie Razia Sultana. She rendered the breathtaking song Aye dil-e-naadaan. Ravindra Jain, the blind composer who was given a big break by Raj Kapoor in Ram Teri Ganga Maili, got Lata to sing popular songs like Sun Saiba Sun. Ramlaxman was another new composer whose favorite singer was Lata. He and Lata worked together in many Rajshri Productions movies, including See also:

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